Needville 2019

The twenty-second show that was completed for 2019 was for Needville High School from Needville, Texas. Needville is about 45 miles southwest of Houston and about 20 miles from where I work in West Columbia. They are our friendly rivals. The school has 1,010 students and is classified as 4A in UIL Region 13. Their…

UIL 2019

Fred’s Bands at UIL. School, Times, and Sites. Louise 10-19 10:30 Ganado, Region 13Danbury 10-19 11:00 Ganado, Region 13Ganado 10-19 11:45 Ganado, Region 13Boling 10-19 12:00 Ganado, Region 13Rice 10-19 12:30 Ganado, Region 13Tom Moore 10-19 1:35 San Antonio Farris, Region 29Van Vleck 10-19 1:45 Ganado, Region 13Coahoma 10-19 2:00 Odessa, Region 6Palacios 10-19 2:15…

Carlinville 2019

The twenty-first show that was completed for 2019 was for Carlinville High School from Carlinville, Illinois. Carlinville is about 60 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The school has 434 students. Their director is Ryan Pirok and this is the 2nd year I have done their show. The show is entitled Bring the Noise and…

Bellville 2019

The twentith show that was completed for 2019 was for Bellville High School from Bellville, Texas. Bellville is about 70 miles northwest of Houston and about 130 miles southeast of Austin. The school has 698 students and would be considered Class 4A in UIL Region 27. Their director is Kenny Peters. This was the first…

Pasquotank County 2019

The nineteenth show that was completed for 2019 was for Pasquotank County High School from Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Elizabeth City is on the Atlantic Coast about 150 miles east of Raleigh. The school has 799 students. Their director was John Russell and is now Nick Stanley. This is the 4th year I have done…

Big Spring 2019

The eighteenth show that was completed for 2019 was for Big Spring High School from Big Spring, Texas. Big Spring is in deep West Texas about 30 miles east of Midland. The school has 1,052 and is classified as 4A in UIL Region 6. Their director is John Landin. This is the first year I…

Danbury 2019

The seventeenth show completed for 2019 was for Danbury High School from Danbury, Texas. Danbury is about 35 miles south of Houston and about 20 miles from where I live. The school has 246 students and is classified as 3A in UIL Region 13. Their director is Charles Fricker and this is the 4th year…

Perquimans County 2019

The sixteenth show completed for 2019 was for Perquimans County High School from Hertford, North Carolina. Hertford is on the Atlantic coast about 100 miles east of Raleigh. The school has 491 students. Their director was Malik Barrows (more on this in just a moment) and this was the 2nd year I have done their…

Sweeny 2019

The fifthteenth show completed for 2019 was for Sweeny High School from Sweeny, Texas. Sweeny is about 70 miles southwest of Houston and about 5 miles west from where I work in Brazoria. They are Columbia High School’s biggest rival. The school has 617 students and is classified as 4A in UIL Region 13. Their…

Coahoma 2019

The fourteenth show completed for 2019 was for Coahoma High School from Coahoma, Texas. Coahoma is about 60 miles northeast of Midland in deep West Texas. The school has 231 students and is classified as 3A in UIL Region 6. Their director is Michael Cason and this is the 2nd year I have done their…